“IheardAnas bin Malik say: ‘We gave our pledge to the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) on the basis that we would listen and obey. He (ﷺ) said:“Asmuch as you can.”

“Think not ofthoseas dead who are killed in the way of Allah. Nay, they are alive,withtheir Lord, and they have provision,”[3:169] that he said: “Weasked about that, and (the Prophet (ﷺ)) said: ‘Their souls arelikegreen birds that fly wherever they wish in Paradise, then theycomeback to lamps suspended from the Throne. While they were likethat,your Lord looked at them and said, “Ask me for whatever youwant.”They said: “O Lord, what should we ask You for when we canflywherever we wish in Paradise?” When they saw that they wouldnot beleft alone until they had asked for something, they said: “Weask Youto return our souls to our bodies in the world so that we mayfightfor Your sake (again).” When He saw that they would not askforanything but that, they were left alone.’”

It wasnarrated from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet (ﷺ) enteredMakkah onthe day of the Conquest, with a helmet on his head.

It wasnarrated from Sa’ib bin Yazid, if Allah wills, that theProphet(ﷺ) wore two coats of mail on the Day of Uhud, one over theother.

“When Mughirah binShu’bahfought alongside the Prophet (ﷺ) he would carry a spear, andwhenhe would come back he would throw his spear down so that someonewould pick it up and give it back to him.” ‘Ali said to him: “Iwilltell the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about that.” He (the Prophet(ﷺ))said: “Do not do that, for it you do that it will not bepicked up asa lost item to be returned.”

“I came to Al-Madinahand sawthe Prophet (ﷺ) standing on the pulpit, and Bilal standingin frontof him, with his sword by his side, and (I saw) a black flag.I said:‘Who is this?’ He said: ‘This is ‘Amr bin ‘As, who has justcome back from a campaign.’”

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the flag of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) was black, and his standard was white.

It wasnarrated from Jabir that the Prophet (ﷺ) entered Makkahwearing ablack turban.

“For me to hive a good send-off toawarrior who is going to fight in the cause of Allah, and to guardhisgoods when he goes out in the morning or evening, is dearer to methan this world and everything in it.”

‘Wedo not seek the help of the polytheist.”

“War isdeceit.”

It wasnarrated from Abu Muhammad, the freed slave of Abu Qatadah(from AbuQatadah) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) awarded him thespoils ofa man whom he killed on the Day of Hunain.

It wasnarrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) saw a woman whohadbeen killed on the road, and he forbade killing women andchildren.

Another chain reports a similar hadith.

“What you (O Muslims)cut down of the palm trees (of the enemy), or you left themstanding...” [59:5]

“A man from (thetribe of) Ashja’ died in Khaibar, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said:‘Offer the funeral prayer for your companion.’ The people foundthat strange.* When he saw that, he said: ‘Your companion stolefrom the spoils of war (when fighting) in the cause of Allah.’”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) led us in prayer on the Day of Hunain, beside a camel that waspart of the spoils of war. Then he took something from the camel, andextracted from it a hair, which he placed between two of his fingers.Then he said: ‘O people, this is part of your spoils of war. Handovera needle and thread and anything greater than that or less thanthat.For stealing from the spoils of war will be a source of shameforthose who do it, and ignominy and Fire, on the Day ofResurrection.’”

It wasnarrated from ‘Ubadah bin Samit that the Prophet (ﷺ) awardedonequarter of the spoils to those who attacked the enemy at thebeginning and one third to those who attacked at the end.

“I foughtalongside the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in seven campaigns, lookingafter their goods, making food for them, tending the wounded andlooking after the sick.”

“The Muslim is obliged to obey (the ruler) whether he likes itornot, unless he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience. If heis commanded to commit a sin then he should neither listen nor obey.”